758900login-checkEarly kidney disease detection can cut down wait time for transplant |
By Kara Willis
HOUSTON (KIAH) — Over 37 million Americans are living with kidney disease. Once someone reaches the kidney failure stage, patients either go through dialysis treatment or wait for a transplant.
Sadly, there’s a shortage of kidney transplants and that is causing longer wait times for patients to be paired with a new kidney. Davita Horizon Dialysis says that nine in 10 people are unaware that they have kidney disease until they reach a more advanced stage or reach kidney failure. Check out the full story from CW 39 Houston.
758900login-checkEarly kidney disease detection can cut down wait time for transplant |